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Members of the U.S. National Men's Hockey team dined with Marines at Malachowski Hall during a visit to Marine Corps Base Quantico. NHL players Dustin Byfuglien, Justin Abdelkader and Matt Niskanen converse with Marines in this image.

Members of the U.S. National Men's Hockey team dined with Marines at Malachowski Hall during a visit to Marine Corps Base Quantico. NHL players Dustin Byfuglien, Justin Abdelkader and Matt Niskanen converse with Marines in this image.

Photo by Glenn Johnson

Paul, a Marine Corps JROTC cadet at Quantico Middle/High School, recently received the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement, which is awarded to cadets who demonstrate excellence in military, scholastic, and civic affairs. Paul was nominated for the award by Paul Roy, senior Marine instructor of JROTC at QMHS and a retired Marine lieutenant colonel.

Paul, a Marine Corps JROTC cadet at Quantico Middle/High School, recently received the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement, which is awarded to cadets who demonstrate excellence in military, scholastic, and civic affairs. Paul was nominated for the award by Paul Roy, senior Marine instructor of JROTC at QMHS and a retired Marine lieutenant colonel.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Mary Jo Betyak-Eisler, supervisor of the Community Counseling Program aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, gets a high-five from former MCBQ Sgt. Maj. Gerald Saunders after completing the 2015 Marine Corps Half Marathon in October 2015. Photo courtesy Mary Jo Betyak-Eisler.

Mary Jo Betyak-Eisler, supervisor of the Community Counseling Program aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, gets a high-five from former MCBQ Sgt. Maj. Gerald Saunders after completing the 2015 Marine Corps Half Marathon in October 2015. Photo courtesy Mary Jo Betyak-Eisler.

Photo by Courtesy of Mary Jo Betyak-Eisler

Players participate in the Ultimate Dodgeball Championship tournament conducted as the Combined Federal Campaign's official kick-off for the 2016 drive. The event occurred at the Barber Center on Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Players participate in the Ultimate Dodgeball Championship tournament conducted as the Combined Federal Campaign's official kick-off for the 2016 drive. The event occurred at the Barber Center on Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Photo by Frances Seybold

A group picture of Explosive Ordnance Disposal at Marine Corps Base Quantico posing with schoolchildren visiting their compound on Aug. 31, 2016. The unit is utilized by civil authority and fire and police departments in the region to diffuse and dispose of ordnance left over from the civil war.

A group picture of Explosive Ordnance Disposal at Marine Corps Base Quantico posing with schoolchildren visiting their compound on Aug. 31, 2016. The unit is utilized by civil authority and fire and police departments in the region to diffuse and dispose of ordnance left over from the civil war.

Photo by Courtesy of EOD

SSgt George Maize demonstrates the capability of a remote operated robot used in defusing unexploded ordnance at the EOD Compound on Aug. 31, 2016 for schoolchildren visiting the facility.

SSgt George Maize demonstrates the capability of a remote operated robot used in defusing unexploded ordnance at the EOD Compound on Aug. 31, 2016 for schoolchildren visiting the facility.

Photo by Courtesy of EOD

Sergeant Steven Denton (L) and Fireman Thomas Seabold (R) flank Thomas Tobias, the man they revived from drowning during the Quantico Triathlon. Denton and Seabold received commendations for their rescue effort and Tobias was in attendance with his wife and daughter at the ceremony.

Sergeant Steven Denton (L) and Fireman Thomas Seabold (R) flank Thomas Tobias, the man they revived from drowning during the Quantico Triathlon. Denton and Seabold received commendations for their rescue effort and Tobias was in attendance with his wife and daughter at the ceremony.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Photo portrait of Jewett Williams late in life. Williams was a private in the 20th Maine Infantry Regiment who witnessed the end of conflict at Appommatox, Virginia, in April of 1865. He settled in Oregon after the war with his family where he passed away in 1922.

Photo portrait of Jewett Williams late in life. Williams was a private in the 20th Maine Infantry Regiment who witnessed the end of conflict at Appommatox, Virginia, in April of 1865. He settled in Oregon after the war with his family where he passed away in 1922.

Photo by Courtesy Image

The Patriot Guard bring the cremains of Civil War veteran Private Jewett Williams, 20th Maine Infantry Regiment, to the Appomattox Court House NHP, in Virginia. Jewett's remains were brought to Appomattox Court House NHP for a ceremony honoring his military service.

The Patriot Guard bring the cremains of Civil War veteran Private Jewett Williams, 20th Maine Infantry Regiment, to the Appomattox Court House NHP, in Virginia. Jewett's remains were brought to Appomattox Court House NHP for a ceremony honoring his military service.

Photo by Robert Turtil

Japanese "sennibari" belt donated Aug. 25 to the National Museum of the Marine Corps by Arnold Meads, a veteran of the "Forgotten Battalion." Meads found this belt on a deceased Japanese machine gunner during the battle of Saipan. Photo courtesy National Museum of the Marine Corps.

Japanese "sennibari" belt donated Aug. 25 to the National Museum of the Marine Corps by Arnold Meads, a veteran of the "Forgotten Battalion." Meads found this belt on a deceased Japanese machine gunner during the battle of Saipan. Photo courtesy National Museum of the Marine Corps.

Photo by Courtesy Image

Five of the six surviving veterans of World War II's "Forgotten Battalion," as the artillerymen of H&S, G, H, and I batteries, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines and the 2nd 155 Howitzer Battalion were collectively known, gathered at the National Museum of the Marine Corps for a reunion Aug. 25. Left to right: Mike Arrand, Earl Lance, Arnold Meads (the oldest at 96), Pat Patrick (the youngest at 91) and Jim Lieberknecht.

Five of the six surviving veterans of World War II's "Forgotten Battalion," as the artillerymen of H&S, G, H, and I batteries, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines and the 2nd 155 Howitzer Battalion were collectively known, gathered at the National Museum of the Marine Corps for a reunion Aug. 25. Left to right: Mike Arrand, Earl Lance, Arnold Meads (the oldest at 96), Pat Patrick (the youngest at 91) and Jim Lieberknecht.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

World War II Marine veteran Arnold Meads, 96, greets a 9-year-old fan at the National Museum of the Marine Corps Aug. 25.

World War II Marine veteran Arnold Meads, 96, greets a 9-year-old fan at the National Museum of the Marine Corps Aug. 25.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

World War II veterans Ear Lance, Pat Patrick, and Mike Arrand examine an artillery round fired by their battalion, the 2nd 155 Howtizer Battalion, during the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942.

World War II veterans Ear Lance, Pat Patrick, and Mike Arrand examine an artillery round fired by their battalion, the 2nd 155 Howtizer Battalion, during the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Teachers work together as teams to turn a tarp over without talking or allowing their feet to touch the ground, symbolizing the difficulties military children and spouses encounter when trying to integrate into a new community at a new duty station. This exercise was part of the "PCS Challenge," which was led by MCBQ and Fort Belvoir school liaisons to give educators an idea of what their military students go through when they move. This training was held Aug. 24 at Kyle Wilson Elementary School in Prince William County.

Teachers work together as teams to turn a tarp over without talking or allowing their feet to touch the ground, symbolizing the difficulties military children and spouses encounter when trying to integrate into a new community at a new duty station. This exercise was part of the "PCS Challenge," which was led by MCBQ and Fort Belvoir school liaisons to give educators an idea of what their military students go through when they move. This training was held Aug. 24 at Kyle Wilson Elementary School in Prince William County.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Teachers at Kyle Wilson Elementary School in Prince William County use skis to role-play moving as a family to a new duty station, stopping to visit family along the way. The exercise was part of the "PCS Challenge," in which teachers were given a chance to experience what their military students experience moving with their families. The training was held Aug. 24 and led by school liaisons from Marine Corps Base Quantico and Fort Belvoir.

Teachers at Kyle Wilson Elementary School in Prince William County use skis to role-play moving as a family to a new duty station, stopping to visit family along the way. The exercise was part of the "PCS Challenge," in which teachers were given a chance to experience what their military students experience moving with their families. The training was held Aug. 24 and led by school liaisons from Marine Corps Base Quantico and Fort Belvoir.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Teachers at Kyle Wilson Elementary School in Prince William County sort their personal belongings into "advanced shipment," "household goods," and "hand carry" piles as part of an exercise in which they role-played military families being transferred to new duty stations. "The PCS Challenge" was facilitated by MCBQ and Fort Belvoir school liaisons Aug. 24.

Teachers at Kyle Wilson Elementary School in Prince William County sort their personal belongings into "advanced shipment," "household goods," and "hand carry" piles as part of an exercise in which they role-played military families being transferred to new duty stations. "The PCS Challenge" was facilitated by MCBQ and Fort Belvoir school liaisons Aug. 24.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Marine Corps Base Quantico School Liaison Chris Lamb hands out family member assignments to teachers at Kyle Wilson Elementary School in Prince William County Aug. 24. The teachers were participating in a "PCS Challenge" facilitated by the MCBQ and Fort Belvoir school liaisons in order to better understand what military children experience moving from duty station to duty station. Each group of teachers role-played a military family being assigned to a new post.

Marine Corps Base Quantico School Liaison Chris Lamb hands out family member assignments to teachers at Kyle Wilson Elementary School in Prince William County Aug. 24. The teachers were participating in a "PCS Challenge" facilitated by the MCBQ and Fort Belvoir school liaisons in order to better understand what military children experience moving from duty station to duty station. Each group of teachers role-played a military family being assigned to a new post.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Army veteran James Hansen, left, watches the wind direction as Navy veteran and Valhalla sailing instructor Frank Briguglio surveys the skills of his new recruits during the Valhalla Sailing Project’s inaugural clinic to teach former military members the fundamentals of sailing and racing on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland. Marine Corps veteran Hector Cardona is at the tiller, and Marine Corps veteran Mike Wilson is adjusting the jib.

Army veteran James Hansen, left, watches the wind direction as Navy veteran and Valhalla sailing instructor Frank Briguglio surveys the skills of his new recruits during the Valhalla Sailing Project’s inaugural clinic to teach former military members the fundamentals of sailing and racing on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland. Marine Corps veteran Hector Cardona is at the tiller, and Marine Corps veteran Mike Wilson is adjusting the jib.

Photo by Terri Moon Cronk

Staff Sgt. Kimberly Taylor, Michael Hancock, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Carlile Page are all recipients of charities which make up the Combined Federal Campaign.

Staff Sgt. Kimberly Taylor, Michael Hancock, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Carlile Page are all recipients of charities which make up the Combined Federal Campaign.

Photo by Valerie O’Berry

Staff Sgt. Tim Hucal stands with Lt.Gen. Jeff Oster, USMC (Ret.) as they speak to the question, “Is there more to life than this?” at the Spring 2016 Alpha on Quantico welcome dinner.

Staff Sgt. Tim Hucal stands with Lt.Gen. Jeff Oster, USMC (Ret.) as they speak to the question, “Is there more to life than this?” at the Spring 2016 Alpha on Quantico welcome dinner.

Photo by Courtesy image

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